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Original paragraph in
The Clutha Leader - Friday, May 31, 1895
The Clutha Leader - Friday, May 31, 1895
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The Thames Star - Monday, May 27, 1895
The Thames Star - Monday, May 27, 1895
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In the Oscar Wilde case was concluded on Saturday, when the jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts.
His Honor, in sentencing the prisoners Wilde and Taylor, spoke with great emotions. The verdict to his mind was right beyond all shadow
of doubt, and it appeared to him useless to address the prisoners, who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The case was the worst of its kind he
had ever had before him, and passing the most severe sentence the law permitted, he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the dastardly nature of
the offence. He then sentenced each prisoner to two years' hard labor. Wilde, after being sentenced, appeared quite dazed and horror-struck. In his
despair he weakly murmured a request to be permitted to address the court, but this was unheaded, and the warders hurried him off to his cell.
His Honour, in sentencing the prisoners (Wilde and Taylor) spoke with great emotion. The verdict to his mind was a correct one beyond
all shadow of a doubt and it appeared to him useless to address the prisoners, who were evidently dead to all sense of shame. The case was the worst of
its kind he had ever had before him, and in passing the most severe sentence the law permitted he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the
dastardly nature of the offence. He then sentenced each prisoner to two years' hard labour. Taylor left the dock with a firm step, but Wilde appeared
haggard and dazed.